Euro area vs Sierra Leone: Population living in slums

Euro area
0.1%
in 2022
Sierra Leone
49.3%
in 2022
Euro area rank
33rd
Sierra Leone rank
32nd

Population living in slums over time

  • Euro area
  • Sierra Leone
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How they compare

Sierra Leone currently reports 49.3% against 0.1% in Euro area, a difference of 49.2%.

That makes Sierra Leone's figure about 355.1 times Euro area's.

Across all 12 years both countries report, Sierra Leone has been ahead every year.

Euro area ranks 33rd and Sierra Leone ranks 32nd of 33 groups.

Sierra Leone has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Euro area Sierra Leone Difference Ahead
2000s 0.3% 71.4% 71.2% Sierra Leone
2010s 0.1% 58.9% 58.7% Sierra Leone
2020s 0.1% 50.0% 49.8% Sierra Leone

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher population living in slums, Euro area or Sierra Leone?
Sierra Leone, at 49.3% against 0.1% in Euro area as of 2022.
What is the difference in population living in slums between Euro area and Sierra Leone?
49.2%, with Sierra Leone ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Euro area and Sierra Leone?
12 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2022.
How do Euro area and Sierra Leone rank globally for population living in slums?
Euro area ranks 33rd and Sierra Leone ranks 32nd of 33 groups.
Where does this data come from?
Urban Indicators Database, UN Human Settlements Programme (UN-Habitat), published as Population living in slums (% of urban population). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Population living in slums (% of urban population)
Unit
% of urban population
Source
Urban Indicators Database, UN Human Settlements Programme (UN-Habitat)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
207 places, 2,376 data points, 2000–2022
Last refreshed

Population living in slums is the proportion of the urban population living in slum households. A slum household is defined as a group of individuals living under the same roof lacking one or more of the following conditions: access to improved water, access to improved sanitation, sufficient living area, housing durability, and security of tenure, as adopted in the Millennium Development Goal Target 7.D. The successor, the Sustainable Development Goal 11.1.1, considers inadequate housing (housing affordability) to complement the above definition of slums/informal settlements.